Cob House Country Park has another range of exciting activities and events over the half term period and is a great place for a day out. A summary of their events is below and check out their website for full details, prices and how to book .

The Cob House nestles right in the heart of rural Worcestershire. The idyllic surroundings offer visitors time to relax, to sit and enjoy the countryside from the spectacular Mayfly Café overlooking beautiful lakes and parkland whilst participating in many wonderful activities on site. Visitors can also explore the extensive site by taking a stroll along the many footpaths, wildflower meadow and the parkland which contains the timber trail play area, wildlife pool, Reindeer, Alpacas, Pigs, Goats, Chickens and Ducks.

Cob House offers a wide appeal with something for everyone to enjoy and makes an ideal family day particularly for those who love the tranquility of the countryside. Most activities at Cob House are free (excludes fishing & archery) so why not pop and see us for a fun packed visit.

The Mayfly Café offers superb buffet breakfasts, carvery lunches or just great coffee and cake seven days a week, everyone is welcome! The panoramic views from the seating area encompass lakes, parkland, wildlife pools and the timber trail play area, you can even partake in a little bird watching from the comfort of your seat!

Cob House is also the home of Silver Medal Paralympian Archer, Mel Clarke and Mel can be seen training and runs regular courses here – please see our what’s on pages for up to date details about this.

Cob House Fishery, a coarse fishery that offers peaceful fishing in beautiful surroundings and caters for both the visiting pleasure angler and match angler alike. Anglers can currently enjoy eight coarse fishing pools on a day ticket, with four of the pools also available for match bookings. Regular open matches are held.

Cob House Fisheries, pride themselves on producing quality coarse fish for restocking. They specialise in English bred Common and Mirror Carp, Tench, Chub, Bream and True Crucian Carp for commercial angling, however they can obtain other species for stocking into your ponds.

The Cob House Fisheries sits within a landscape feature known as the Worcester Basin. This is an ancient rift valley which formed back in the latter stages of the Permian Period ((299-251 million years ago).

During the Permian and Triassic periods vast quantities of sedimentary rocks, including breccias, conglomerates, sandstones, siltstones, mudstones and evaporates where deposited in to this basin. This deposited material was transported by wind (aeolian) and by vast rivers and streams. Some material travelled far, carried by the mighty Budleighensis River, other material simply weathered from the sides of the rift valley forming alluvial fans along its edges.

It was during the latter stages of the Triassic Period when the rocks on which the Cob House Fisheries were laid down. The unit of rock is called the Sidmouth Mudstone Formation (part of the Mercia Mudstone Group of rock units) and formed part of the final infill of the Worcester Basin.

The rock consists predominantly of red mudstones which can either be blocky with no structure or be made up of very fine layers (laminations). These two different structures in the mudstone are key indicators to the environment in which they formed; laminated mudstones infers that the mud particles were deposited in shallow temporary lakes that formed in the Worcester Basin; the blocky mudstones imply that they were formed from wind-blown dust deposits.

Some of the mudstones in the area have a high clay content. This clay has been used in the past for brick making and no doubt has lined a fair few ponds.

Martley Geology trails 1, 2 and 3 are close by in the Parish of Martley – available as free downloads (follow links) and from the infomation point in village centre, at the Old Weighbridge opposite shops and pub.